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US D266,991 S · Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc. · Inventors: Hasegawa; Gary K. et al.

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  • Granted November 23, 1982. A US design patent lasts 14 years from grant (15 if filed from May 13, 2015), so this one ended November 23, 1996.
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FiledAugust 22, 1979
GrantedNovember 23, 1982
Term endedNovember 23, 1996
Application number06/069011
Classification (CPC)—
Length2 pages

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1983198519871989199119931995Design grantedNov 23, 1982Term endedNov 23, 1996

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